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Mobile unit providing free mammograms

Submitted by WWAY on 1 October 2008 - 4:35pm.READ MORE:
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The New Hanover Regional Medical Center is rolling out its Coastal Care Van. The mobile cancer screening unit provides mammograms for no charge for women without insurance. Full story...
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Fundraiser for local cancer patient

Submitted by WWAY on 11 September 2008 - 5:15pm.READ MORE:
This weekend, you can help a family whose young daughter is battling a rare form of cancer. Two months ago, doctors diagnosed 6 year old Ellie Shoal Potvin with stage 4 abdomyosarcoma. Full story...
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Training for caregivers whose loved ones have cancer

Submitted by WWAY on 11 August 2008 - 4:53pm.READ MORE:
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The American Cancer Society is helping caregivers cope with taking care of a sick loved one. Full story...
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Number of non-smokers with lung cancer on the rise

Submitted by Crystal Gentry on 5 June 2008 - 8:18am.READ MORE:
videoEnvironments including passive smoking thought to be a cause in increased cancer risks. Full story...
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Cape Fear community walks for a cure

Submitted by Tim Pulliam on 28 April 2007 - 7:18pm.READ MORE:
Twenty-two thousand. That's the number of children that will die from cancer in the US this year. Fifty-six of them will be from North Carolina. Here in New Hanover County, volunteers teamed up with St. Jude's Children's Hospital to walk for a cure. Full story...
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